Not Just Once, Mahfud MD Asks KPK Council To Impress Lili Pintauli If Proved Wrong

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD reminded the Supervisory Board of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to take a firm stand against ethical violations committed by its leaders, including KPK Deputy Chair Lili Pintauli Siregar.

This was conveyed by Mahfud in response to a number of complaints of ethical violations by Lili. According to him, this firmness needs to be done to prevent public distrust of the anti-corruption commission.

"Dewas must show a firm attitude to the public. If Lili Pintauli is wrong, he must be punished. However, if he is right, he must be defended. Do not let public distrust occur, but also do not cause demoralization and discomfort within the KPK internally," Mahfud said in a written statement that quoted on Monday, April 18th.

Mahfud asked that such allegations must be handled wisely by the KPK. Moreover, the issue of ethical violations committed by Lili is also included in the report on human rights violations issued by the United States Department of Foreign Affairs.

In addition, a firm stance against the ethical violations committed by Lili must also be shown by the KPK because their achievements and performance have been good lately. Do not let, said Mahfud, allegations like this actually make the institution chaired by Firli Bahuri be tarnished.

"Based on the survey results, lately the KPK has gotten better in terms of performance and performance," said the former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court (MK).

"It's like a painting, don't let a good painting get stained by unnecessary drops of paint," said Mahfud.

As previously reported, the United States highlighted the ethical violations committed by KPK Deputy Chair Lili Pintauli Siregar.

Through its report, the country of Uncle Sam said that Lili had been declared to have violated ethics on August 30, 2021 for making contact with litigants at the KPK, namely the former Tanjungbalai Mayor who was involved in a bribery case. He was judged to have taken advantage of his position and was sentenced to a 40 percent deduction from his basic salary.

"The board ruled that Siregar had inappropriate contact with the subject of the investigation for his own personal gain and imposed a one-year, 40 percent reduction in salary for Siregar for the offence," the English-language report said.

In addition, recently, Lili also had to return to dealing with the KPK Supervisory Board for allegedly receiving gratuities in the form of accommodation and Mandalika MotoGP tickets from State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN).

Currently, a number of steps have been taken by the KPK Council. One of them is asking the relevant parties to bring proof of booking accommodation at Amber Lombok Beach Resort and the Mandalika MotoGP ticket at the Grandstand Premium Zone A-Red.